New studies suggest that delayed kindergarten enrollment reduced ADHD among young children. It was also revealed that delayed kindergarten enrollment for a year reduced anxiety and hyperactivity among young children.
According to a study on kindergarten and mental health, children who were a year delayed were calm and orderly. Stanford Graduate School Education suggests that delaying kindergarten enrollment for a year revealed positive mental health benefits among young children. The data acquired by the researchers children who were sent to kindergarten a year later compared to their peers showed 73 percent of reduction when it comes to inattentiveness and hyperactivity.
According to the research entitled "The Gift of Time? School Starting Age and Mental Health" done by Stanford's Graduate School Education gave out some details in regards to postponing kindergarten enrollment. The co-author of the study, Professor Thomas S. Dee along with Hans Henrik Sievertsen from the Danish National Center of Social Research pointed out the pros and cons of delayed kindergarten enrollment for a year.
"We found that delaying kindergarten for one year reduced inattention and hyperactivity by 73 percent for an average child at age 11," Dee wrote. "And it virtually eliminated the probability that an average child at that age would have an 'abnormal,' or higher-than-normal rating for the inattentive-hyperactive behavioral measure."
ADHD is one of the mental health traits being determined by the study. It was revealed that students who were delayed in kindergarten for a year are better in managing self-control and self-regulation. Both traits are being linked to the students' scholastic achievement.
Huffington Post added that a study entitled "The Benefits of Delayed Primary School Enrollment," suggest that delayed enrollment increased the test scores among students. Postponing kindergarten is now being acceptable as most parents already. Kindergarten postponement does not only enhance the child's mental health, but also the child's social and emotional skills.
